    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2004, Book III)]
    [November 9, 2004]
    [Page 2956]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Letter to Congressional Leaders on Continuation of the National
    Emergency With Respect to Iran
    November 9, 2004

    Dear Mr. Speaker:  (Dear Mr. President:)
        Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d))
    provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless,
    prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President
    publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice
    stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the
    anniversary date. Consistent with this provision, I have sent the
    enclosed notice, stating that the Iran emergency declared by Executive
    Order 12170 on November 14, 1979, is to continue in effect beyond
    November 14, 2004, to the Federal Register for publication. The most
    recent notice continuing this emergency was published in the Federal
    Register on November 13, 2003 (68 Fed. Reg. 64489).
        Our relations with Iran have not yet returned to normal, and the
    process of implementing the January 19, 1981, agreements with Iran is
    still underway. For these reasons, I have determined that it is
    necessary to continue the national emergency declared on November 14,
    1979, with respect to Iran, beyond November 14, 2004.
             Sincerely,

                                                              George W. Bush

    Note: Identical letters were sent to J. Dennis Hastert, Speaker of the
    House of Representatives, and Richard B. Cheney, President of the
    Senate. The notice is listed in Appendix D at the end of this volume.